Polite Quotes

407 quotes by 351 authors

Smoking is very bad for you and should only be done because it looks so good. People who don't smoke have a terrible time finding… — P.J. O'Rourke
There's no polite way to say to somebody (religious followers) 'Do you realize you've wasted your life? — Daniel Dennett
My daughter is the biggest gift; I've said it so many times and it sounds like a cliche, but the thing about being a parent… — Geri Halliwell
Diversity...is not casual liberal tolerance of anything not yourself. It is not polite accommodation. Instead, diversity is, in action, the sometimes painful awareness that other… — William Merritt Chase
Be polite to all, friendly to none. Be professional. Be ready to kill everyone and everything. — Janet Morris
The way to deal with superstition is not to be polite to it, but to tackle it with all arms, and so rout it, cripple… — H. L. Mencken
I think I've realized that business and being polite [don't] match. You can be fair, but me being polite was not me being fair to… — Beyonce Knowles
Polite Conversation 'Tis happy for him, that his father was before him. — Jonathan Swift
Polite Conversation Why, everyone one as they like; as the good woman said when she kissed her cow. — Jonathan Swift
Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile. — Sinclair Lewis
How is this any different than the big boat argument of people when it came to African-Americans after the Civil War, decided, 'Put them on… — Chris Matthews
No language is rude that can boast polite writers. — Aubrey Beardsley
When asked her view of cosmetic surgery, Carmen Dell'Orefice replies, 'â€That's a very polite way of asking me, I'm sure, â€˜Have you had a facelift?'… — Carmen Dell'Orefice
I really have to thank Facebook ... I didn't know what Facebook was, and now that I do know what it is, I have to… — Betty White
There is this immediate connection, this intimacy when you're acting because there's no room to be polite or shy. Also, as an actor I get… — Jessica Chastain
There is something about the South that accepts the supernatural. If you don't accept it and you're having a conversation with someone who does, it's… — Alice Englert
Making an effort is polite, and getting ready and looking after yourself makes an event more fun. — Jude Law
Itâ€™s considered perfectly normal in this society to approach dying people who you donâ€™t know but who are unbelievers and say, â€˜Now are you gonna… — Christopher Hitchens
I listen to all these complaints about rudeness and intemperateness, and the opinion that I come to is that there is no polite way of… — Daniel Dennett
In Sweden everybody has this perfect surface. Everyones very polite and controls their feelings. — Noomi Rapace

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